THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1947.
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ORIENTAL
The Wrong Buyer
Trang Winx and Ho Foom | casual coolies, close the wrong i buyer for the three jucks which. they claimed, they picked up at the Kowloon Godoívna as, they were leaving work on May 13. The result is that they have now to spend the next three weeks in Stanley Gaol,
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Described by the Magistrate as "charlatans who, there is no doubt about it, perpetrated a fright- ful swindle" by stimulating "from time to time the unwary who fell into their clutches by. feats of sleight-of-hand and, in this way, kept up to the pitch where they were willing and eager to part with their savings," Wong Tak (alias Wong Chuen-yan) and Ting Kin-kwan (allas Wong Sang) were yesterday sentenced by Mr. W.HI. Latimer to one year's hard labour, The facta, as related to Mr. and nine months' hard labour respectively. W. II. Latimer by Inspector J. First accused was found "I regard the first accused as Orimi at Kowloon yesterday, guilty on two charges of ob the moving spirit in this enter- were that at 930 p.m. on Tusa-talning money by false preprise, not only in the faise pre- day the two neused approachedtences and three of conspiracy tences charges, but also in the Chinese detective Wong Chun-for which he was sentenced to conspiracy charges. They are, muk Gutakle the Hon Kee Lone year's imprisonment an however, both equally guilty, in Garage at Wonung Street and each charge. He was also con the charge of fortune-telling." asked him if he wanted to pur-victed on the charge of fortune chase jock.
Detective Wong asked the sentence of three months' hard telling, for which he regrived a price and was trid $16, he inabour, all ventences are to run iprest wits aroused and he b
concurrentl quired whether there were any
Eccomi defendant was con- more to be purchased at that victed on three counts of ob price. The defendants replied in toining the affirmative, and first neeusedtences and three of conspiracy.
money by false
Bro
went to fetch the other jacks,
And sentenced to nine months He returned about 20 minutes penal servitude on each. An select boys with the two jacks, one ofartitions three months was apprentice Schools in the Unite which was of two ton capacity. 1 passed on the fortune-telling Kingdom for training as Both He' were exceedingly charge. All sentences to be con-"A" or surprised when taken ihlo eus-current. tody by their prospective "eus- Lommer
The jacks were ordered by Mr. Latimer to be comfiteated to The P.W.D., should no be made for them,
GRACIE COMMITTED
TO SESSIONS
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Abundant Proof
Both defendants. were re- commended to “a bunished for laim the protection of the people in
for a Chinese station XG01 which was ketually controlled by the Japanese,
Examination For Army Apprentices
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An entrance examination
fer entry to Army
Class
mprentice
Claus "1" trade: men
will be held at the Forces Education Centre, Whithels Barracks, Kowlcon, on July 3,
1047.
Camilitates must be:-
(1) The sons of soldiers or ex- This Colony," after they have soldiers netitally resident wih
their sentences served
which their parents at Military Stations are to date from April 12-the-abroad.. date of their arrest.
Delivering Judgment,
Worship said:
Bought Mauser In Germany
"The possession of ATYBA without a licence is a very ner- lous. offence in the Colony, but in view of the fact that the Police are asking for only a very small fine and are not ap plying for the confiscation of the pistol I am going to im- pose only a small fine on you."
The above was addressed by Mr. W.H. Latimer to Koy Yee- wing, 41, an American citizen. and veteran of World War II who pleaded guilty to the pos- session of a German "Maneer pistol at the K.C.R. Station, at 10.30 a.m. on May 14,
Defendani, who had ved in the United States for about 30 years and who joined the U.S. Army on April 3, 1:44, served in England and landed in Ger- many with the 9th U.S. Army. He purchased the pistol in Ger- many and was granted a corti- fiente for its possession. secuted, stated that defendant
DSI W.J. Wall, who arrived in Hong Kong on May 3 by the a. "Marine Lyng" and stayed the night at the Hotel Nathan. The following morning he went to the Kowloon-Canton' Railway Station to board train for Canion,
pro-
At the Chinese Customs bar- rier he was asked whether he had anything to declare, and
(b) British born cf pure Euro. replied that he had a pistol but Hispean descent, that is to say, theo ammunition. Defendant, con- (sous cf European British subjects | flaued DSI Wall, was handed "Throughout the hearing of of unmixed descent on both sides. over to S/I H.C. Timms and evidence in this case there have (c) Within the physical, medi. | brought to the Water Police been statements made concern-cal and dental standards Fald Station,
the allegations by the Arst down by the Army Council, and aretised of supernatural powers, within ages as follows: Then was internet by the When giving evidence hinwolf.
CLASS "A" [Japanese al Hathon; Road,” Lald | the first accitsed made no claim
continued. Then I was token t) | whatsoever to the possession of apprentice tradesmen 14% to 15% ca. Bridge Home. I was badly beaten any supernatural powers but and muted about the activities of only that he was instructed in apprentice tradesmen YUGN.
fortune-telling
(luesmen-signals) and dealt in
(Clerks)
CLASS "B"
Years
14 Liy 15 #4 to 10
A candidate who falls to full
"I knew the Accused. I saw charmis. hi, in Haiphong Road Comp and "There is abundant proof that was put in the same romm with a system was employed by both these conditions will not be per. sim. I was also in the same room the accused with the object of with him after my return frommuleting as much money an mitted to competo at the educa- Bridge Huse. Several months possible from the credulous and tinal examination. later Chisholm, Brown, Gracle, that the means employed in For full particulars please apply and myself were approached by engh of the charges before the 10 5.0. 11. Education, Whitheld La Japanese named Matsuda of the Court was similar character. Burracks, Kowleen.
Japanese Press Bureau and hy "The pretence that the 'first another Japanese named Honda. An offer was made to me. Gracie approached me and told me he had also been interviewed and was offered a chance to be re. jeased.
Recused was a holy man from Lo Fau Mountain is false and so acknowledged by him. The
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unwary who fell into the clut Petrol
shes of these charlatans were Atimulated
from time to time. While expressing his reluc- "Gracle asked me my opinion by feats of aleight-of-hand and Itance to send, defendant to of the mutter. advised him to in this way kept up to the pitch prison Mr. W. A. Blair-Kerr go If he had contacts outside. I where they were willing and also deplored the fact that the was thinking of getting in touch eager to part with their spy-maximum fine allowed by the with my relatives outside the ings.
Ordinance was only $250 when he found the summonses proved against He Fook-lan, of the Ho Fook Lan Gurage.
Shanghal. I did not tell, Gracie to
eup and of geiling away from! Moving Spirit accept the affer or not to. I left There is no evidence to sup it to his own decision. Severat port the statements of the first days later we were released. accused that sums given him Commencing To-Day At 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 P.M.the details of the Interview. He monies were ever so employed "Gracie did not tell me any of for carrying out religious cere. Thrilling as they are beautiful! Glations as they are gay! Dazzling a work with the song they sing and the things they
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told me nene of the inmates at or that he did perform such for a short period during the Haiphong Road would have much ceremonics.
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The Polier, added DSI Wall, were only asking for a small fine and the eustody of the pin- tol until Koy returns to Amoris
Defeminint was fined $50. The necessary order for the tem- porary custody of the pistol was made,
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HMS "Cossack," which sailed SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.15, 7.30 & 9.30.P.M. for Singapore from Hong Kong, on Sunday, made a surprise re- turn to Hong Kong Wednesday: night with a former Japaneso tanker, the 1,000-ton "Tai Tung," in tow.
third time the British destroyer "Cossack's return marks the
has unsuccessfully attempted to reach Singapore from Hong Kong.
Members of her crow have dubbed the 1,900-ton warship the "Singapore Jinx Ship."
Mr. Blair-Kerr ruled against sion that goods left on premises Mr. Marcus da Stiva's submis-
After one day at sea, "Cos- Back" picked up a distress Course of transit did not come signal from the ""Tal Tang." In to do with him and he had n "I find the first accused guilty within the definition
a heavy rain and wind storm, mind to get out. When I left the of two charges of obtaining "storage.”
the destroyer managed to take Camp I went back to the statin money by false prètence, three Defendant and looked after musical records. charges of conspiracy, and, the maximum of $250 on each of yesterday for the fourth time
in tow the waligwing tanker. Who fined the
IIMS "Cossack left at 6 p.m. I was released on condition I did charge of fortune-telling, brondemting work.
"I find the second accused two summonses for storing 2,014 for Singapore. Captain Guy the Sayer is In command.United write commentaries on the world obtaining money by false preoccupied by his garage at Ma
"I was approached later to guilty of three chargea of gallons of petrol outside
open pit on the Crown Land Press, situation and I refused, I went in tences, three charges of con Tau Wei Road, and for storing
2,863 gallons of pêtrol-
the Swiss Consulate and asked spiracy, and the charge of them to assist me to get back to fortune-telling. Comp. I was eventually permitted
to go back there. I suffered no ill.
treatment us a result of this te cision,"
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that defendant had been warned He further said that he was years on the stage-2,000 laughs on the screen!
several times during the past, under contract to the Military seven months, and that he had Anthorities for the. supply of been summonsed three times.""
petrol and the garaging of army Defendant claimed that he lorries. He claimed that the
refused. He had submitted Wai Camp.
had submitted (through his petrol arrived at his garage in architect) an applikation for a brey and was transferred After a year and a half's re the building of a store on the from that lorry to Army sidence in the Colony, 3 Com-land and that the application vohicles for transporting to Sun mundo Brigade are müking, their Anal preparations to leave and will be embarked aboard the 'as. "Strathnaver" en Saturday morn ing. The Brigado is selling to lake up Garrison duties in Malta.
The Belgade, Commander, Bri gadjer 3.1.G. Wijls,""leil a' few weeks ago and will be "ss 'Malta to welcome the Brigade on its rival there.
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